Meet The Grand Valley AVA

When people list legendary wine regions, you usually hear Napa Valley, Willamette Valley, Bordeaux, Tuscany, Sonoma… But there’s a new name worth learning — and it’s right here in Colorado.

Welcome to the **Grand Valley American Viticultural Area**, home to over 80% of Colorado’s grape production and one of the fastest-rising wine regions in the country. Set in the high desert of Grand Junction and Palisade, the region’s magic comes from a surprising combination of elements:

• High elevation (4,500 – 4,900 ft) that concentrates flavors and keeps acidity lively
• Hot, sunny days that ripen grapes with intensity
• Cool nights that lock in structure and aromatics
• Nutrient-rich soils shaped by ancient riverbeds
• Reliable water access from the Colorado River

Meet the Wine Makers

Great wine starts with great people, and **Sauvage Spectrum** is the real deal.

Based in Palisade, they blend traditional winemaking knowledge with experimental curiosity — an approach that fits Forgotten Fruit like a glove. Sauvage Spectrum is known for:

• Big, expressive blends
• Estate-grown grapes from Colorado’s best parcels
• A commitment to high-elevation viticulture
• A passion for showcasing what Grand Valley fruit can truly do

They’re not afraid to break the mold, bend some rules, or get a little weird in the pursuit of great wine. Which is perfect, because we had a bunch of misfit grapes with something to prove — and they knew exactly how to help them shine.

Meet the Artist

We’ve partnered with Waxbones to design our artwork. Waxbones is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Bristol, UK. After spending a decade designing wayfinding systems for cities all over the world, in 2021 he made the leap to pursue NFT art full-time, creating numerous sell-out collections, editions, 1/1s and his innovative narrative-focussed project Prometheus Lab, as well as collaborating with some of the biggest names in the scene.

His style juxtaposes the whimsical with the macabre, taking inspiration from struggles with mental health, sci-fi and horror, punk, hardcore and related genres of music, as well as tattoo culture.

His work has been exhibited all over the world and even sent to the International Space Station, and has recently worked with commercial clients integrating web3 elements - The Masked Singer (Fox), Barbie (Mattel) and KnownOrigin (eBay).